Despite the largest number of international entries ever received in the SFE’s annual competition – FAÇADE2017 which is held annually to identify the most outstanding and innovative architectural façade projects – the three winners of the 2017 competition are all London based.

Head of the Judging Panel for the Society of Façade Engineering, Saverio Pasetto

Finalists gathered from around the Globe to learn if they had triumphed in this year’s competition, with a win widely regarded as one of the most prestigious accolades to be had within the discipline of façades. Winners were kept a close secret until the recent ‘Glass Supper’ gathering of façades-focused architects and engineers, at which presentations were made by the Head of the Judging Panel for the Society of Façade Engineering, Saverio Pasetto Msc FSFE.

Three categories were awarded with the UK division of Danish-based consultancy Ramboll winning the Façade Of The Year New Build section for the Blavatnik Building, Switchhouse Extension of the Tate Modern.

Image: Daniel Shearing

Octatube won the Refurbishment category of the Façade of the Year for the new entrance at the Victoria & Albert Museum located in Exhibition Road, West London.

Image: Hufton + Crow

The Outstanding Façade Innovation Award was given jointly to Catalunya-based façade specialist Bellapart and Arup Façade Engineering for their work on the new entrance for the Berkeley Hotel in London’s Knightsbridge. This is the second year in which the Bellapart and Arup partnership has produced a winning entry.

The purpose of the FAÇADE series of competitions organised by the SFE is to recognise and reward excellence in façade design and engineering and thereby to draw attention to the importance of façades in modern architecture. Each of our winners this year have succeeded admirably in achieving that with facades that are quite diverse but equally remarkable.

Speaking for the SFE Saverio Pasetto said of the winners

The international FAÇADE competition began in 2013 by the Society of Façade Engineering to promote the importance of this increasingly important element of architecture. Since then winners have included projects from around the world that vary considerably in location, application, size and style.

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The international reach of this event is spreading with entries from all corners of the globe and more importantly it is achieving its key objective of promoting the importance of façades in not only defining the appearance of a building but also its function and performance. Winning the competition has become very desirable amongst façade specialists.

Justin Hunter, Managing Director of the headline sponsors of the event Reynaers Ltd

About The Society of Façade Engineering

The Society of Façade Engineering was formed in 2004 as a joint initiative of CIBSE, IStructE and the RIBA. It is governed by a Council drawn from among its members and administered by CIBSE. The Society provides a forum in which architects, façade engineers, building services engineers, structural engineers and contractors can work together to advance knowledge and practice in façade engineering, promote good practice and ensure that today’s increasingly complex building façades meet the many and varying performance criteria. In particular, it addresses the complex issues in building physics of thermal insulation, ventilation, lighting, solar control, and acoustics

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